I'm having a blast at work telling all the Flub fans. Their reaction is just lovely! :bandance:

spawn

03-09-2005, 04:13 PM

I'm having a blast at work telling all the Flub fans. Their reaction is just lovely! :bandance:
You're just jealous he's not pitching for the White Sox!

PAPChiSox729

03-09-2005, 04:36 PM

If this is another serious injury, this has to end ANY argument of Wood over Buehrle. Wood is injured nearly every season. I don't care how many K's he gets, I don't want him on my team!

Randar68

03-09-2005, 04:45 PM

Do you think so? I've heard multiple opinions on what he was doing wrong, throwing across his body, bad arm slot on his "slurve", etc. I thought that was supposed to be all ironed out?

He refused to change his mechanics after the initial major elbow injury. He was restricted from throwing that really nasty slider he initially had, but came back to it after a while. Same bad mechanics. It's the book on Wood. Will never be a reliably healthy pitcher. He hasn't done anything to change that.

mccombe_35

03-09-2005, 04:48 PM

If this is another serious injury, this has to end ANY argument of Wood over Buehrle. Wood is injured nearly every season. I don't care how many K's he gets, I don't want him on my team!

I agree, but year after year all the "experts" rank Wood & his 12 win seasons ahead of Buehrle & his 16 win (average) seasons.... It's amazing....

Wood & Prior combined for what, 43 starts & 14 wins last season?

rdivaldi

03-09-2005, 04:48 PM

Will never be a reliably healthy pitcher. He hasn't done anything to change that.

Can't argue with that, it seems to be the same old story every year with this kid. If he wasn't a Flub I'd probably feel more bad for him, no one likes to see players get injured.

Flight #24

03-09-2005, 04:50 PM

Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. There's pandemonium and talk about needing to trade Wood over on the ESPN Cubs board.

One interesting post that possibly some of the more experienced here might be able to shed light on: "Your shoulder just doesn't get sore. it's different from the elbow where elbows can have soreness because of the pressure put on it from throwing overhand, but shoulders don't get sore because of throwing. They get sore when something is wrong with it. "

I can't believe that's actually true, but I wonder what the correlation is between shoulder pain and minor injuries v. eventually having something major. Anyone?

They are saying on ESPN that Kerry will make his next start. That probably was the guy that said Mark Prior would be 100% in late April.

SoxxoS

03-09-2005, 05:02 PM

This is funny over there at the Flubs message board...this was a REAL MESSAGE you can read at the link provided above in my previous message...

They were talking about how Carrie might have had cramps. A person writes "It's 78 in Mesa right now."

Then somebody obviously functionally retarded writes-

"Is it a hot 78?"

:o::o::D::D:

Brian26

03-09-2005, 05:04 PM

"tightness in his right shoulder" ESPN1000

Has this clown gone a full season without injury since '98?

Jerome

03-09-2005, 05:05 PM

Maybe he'll get his first 14-win season next year then.

santo=dorf

03-09-2005, 05:06 PM

I thought the mods didn't want posters to bump old threads. :?:

Oh wait. :D:

Ol' No. 2

03-09-2005, 05:13 PM

Has this clown gone a full season without injury since '98?Two, actually. He started 32 games in 2002 and 30 in 2003. He won 12 in 2002 (for a very bad Cubs team) and 14 in 2003 (can you say breakout?) for a division winner. So let's see...in Wood's best year he won the same number of games as Mark Buehrle in his worst year.:o: He did put up great stats, though.

MRKARNO

03-09-2005, 05:53 PM

Two, actually. He started 32 games in 2002 and 30 in 2003. He won 12 in 2002 (for a very bad Cubs team) and 14 in 2003 (can you say breakout?) for a division winner. So let's see...in Wood's best year he won the same number of games as Mark Buehrle in his worst year.:o: He did put up great stats, though.

And even if you think wins are close to meaningless (like myself), there is plenty of other statistical evidence to suggest that Buehrle is the better pitcher.

First is (obviously) the durability factor. Buehrle had only 3 starts before 2001 and Wood had a full year in 1998 (essentially 3 more years for Wood), yet Wood has only started 25 more games that Mark. Also, Wood has only thrown about 55 more innings than Buehrle in his career.

Secondly, Wood has struck out more than twice the number of hitters than Buehrle has over his career. Why do I bring this up? Because, despite this, Buehrle has a better K/BB ratio (2.42 vs 2.36)!

If ERA+ means anything to anyone here, Buehrle's is 125 career vs 117 of Wood because of Buehrle's much more impressive 3.76 ERA in the AL in a hitter's park compared to Wood's 3.63 in the NL in more of a pitcher's park.

The list goes on, but we all know who the better pitcher is.

Viva Medias B's

03-09-2005, 08:08 PM

I heard via NBC 5 that the Cubs think this is not serious. Based on the Cubs medical staff's track record, Cub fans can wear "We AIN'T got Wood!" tee shirts.

itsnotrequired

03-09-2005, 09:59 PM

They were talking about how Carrie might have had cramps. A person writes "It's 78 in Mesa right now."

Then somebody obviously functionally retarded writes-

"Is it a hot 78?"

:o::o::D::D:

Yeah, but its a dry heat...

baseball_fanatic

03-09-2005, 10:02 PM

Relishing in another team's injury, even a Cub, is really bad karma.

DrCrawdad

03-09-2005, 10:11 PM

I heard via NBC 5 that the Cubs think this is not serious. Based on the Cubs medical staff's track record, Cub fans can wear "We AIN'T got Wood!" tee shirts.

I'll believe the Cubbie report on Wood's shoulder when he's pitching on Monday, against the Sox.

DrCrawdad

03-09-2005, 10:18 PM

Relishing in another team's injury, even a Cub, is really bad karma.

Yeah, it's not just bad karma, it's not right. In a way I can understand the feeling. We've been hearing for seven years or more about Carrie Wood and how great he is. So, when Wood goes down with an injury, again, I can understand feelings of my fellow Sox fans. But, if this were a Sox pitcher who were hurt and it were Cubbie fans who were happy about it, we'd rightfully be ticked off.

Every pitcher, even those who have supposedly perfect mechanics, can go down with an injury.

SoxxoS

03-10-2005, 01:30 AM

I am not happy about the injury at all...but since I am not God, and it happened, call me crazy for getting to snicker at all the toolbox Northsidebaseball.com fans wallowing in their misery. I get great joy in that.

shoota

03-10-2005, 06:22 AM

This is funny over there at the Flubs message board...this was a REAL MESSAGE you can read at the link provided above in my previous message...

They were talking about how Carrie might have had cramps. A person writes "It's 78 in Mesa right now."

Then somebody obviously functionally retarded writes-

"Is it a hot 78?"

:o::o::D::D:

From the same link you posted, some Cub fan posted: "Anyone know anyone down at spring training right now who they can call to get us an update???"

hahaha.

shoota

03-10-2005, 06:23 AM

Relishing in another team's injury, even a Cub, is really bad karma.

Like curses, there is no such thing as karma. Thus, it's dance time. :bandance:

Baby Fisk

03-10-2005, 07:45 AM

I am not happy about the injury at all...but since I am not God, and it happened, call me crazy for getting to snicker at all the toolbox Northsidebaseball.com fans wallowing in their misery. I get great joy in that.